Freedom of Information request on the COVID-19 virus (FOI 21-357)
Published 28 June 2021
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5th May 2021 FOI 21/357
FOI 21/357
Dear
Thank you for your email of the 5 April where you have asked “ Please disclose where the UK public may access the scientific isolation proof and the link to that specific isolation document of the Covid19 virus. and also the isolation tests of the current variants Please also provide details of where the UK public can peruse the proof of the animal studies that were completed as part of the covid19 testing and which exact animals were used and what happened to the animals after being vaccinated with two shots of the covid19 vaccine when they came into contact then with the actual virus. Word has it that all the animals died”
MHRA holds no information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus. We suggest that you consult the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) website that we have provided below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies which includes information supporting the governments’ decision making on the Covid-19 pandemic, including information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus.
Please note that information on the isolation of the Covid-19 virus is also available in the public domain through scientific papers.
The MHRA’s assessment of the non-clinical data that was submitted for the authorisation of each vaccine is available in the public domain, in the Public Assessment Report and the Information for Healthcare Professionals, links to these for each vaccine are provided below:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-pfizer-biontech-vaccine-for-covid-19
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-astrazeneca
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regulatory-approval-of-covid-19-vaccine-moderna
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